Dining at the Shops

• Though the extension of the Shops at La Cantera has opened, none of the restaurants has. So, don’t expect to try Jasper’s, Grimaldi’s Pizzeria or Paciugo in the near future.

The first eatery that is likely to open is OrangeCup, which has set Nov. 1 as its target date. Fish City Grill, which was handing out gumbo samples to shoppers on Friday, hopes to open in November also, workers said.

• We’ve run plenty of items on restaurants that have gone trans-fat free, but Jason’s Deli is taking yet another step toward making its menu healthier.

The sub chain has become the first to remove high fructose corn syrup from its food menu. All restaurants are featuring new breads, dressings and desserts, and all are made without corn syrup.

“To our more than 30 million customers, we would like to announce that we have accomplished the rare hat trick for a restaurant chain with hundreds of units — eliminating artificial trans-fats, MSG and high fructose corn syrup in food,” said Rusty Coco, an owner and the executive vice president of Jason’s Deli, said in a press release. “Even though this was an enormous undertaking as high fructose corn syrup is pervasive in the food system, we found that removing HFCS actually makes the food taste better.”